| Psychic Development is an incredibly fast growing | | | | development teachers are only defined in their area |
| industry. Many people want to get in touch with their | | | | of psychic interest and do not seek to learn outside |
| Spirit Guides, a higher source or develop their intuition, | | | | of this. I constantly hear about psychic development |
| yet so many seem to end up lost and frustrated on | | | | classes that explore chakras, meridians, angels and |
| their journey to working with Spirit. Why does this | | | | other Spiritual-related topics, which is fine - but what |
| happen and what should you look for in a Spiritual | | | | about other human forms of study? |
| Teacher? | | | | What about how we communicate, think, define |
| There are three things to investigate in a teacher if | | | | ourselves and ultimately choose our life format as |
| you wish to psychically develop: how and why a | | | | humans? The impact of not incorporating |
| teacher learned their craft; a teacher's level of | | | | performance psychologies and other learned aspects |
| capability and experience; a teacher's non-esoteric | | | | into psychic development teaching means that as a |
| teachings and learnings. | | | | student you become limited in your fundamental |
| These factors will shape a teacher's views, capacity, | | | | understanding of yourself and your internal |
| teaching contents, teaching style and outcome for | | | | communication style. How then will you understand |
| you as a student. It will also shape whether you will | | | | Spirit's communication style? |
| develop and grow your psychic ability or simply linger | | | | To find the best teacher for you, you must choose |
| in a fixed learning curve for years. | | | | who you will and will not be taught by. Demand that |
| How and why a teacher learns their craft has a big | | | | the industry lifts its benchmarks by seeking out |
| impact on their teaching and is fundamental for you | | | | teachers who are long-standing and hold many |
| to know if you want to psychically develop. The | | | | genres of teaching material and styles that are not |
| psychic arena is inundated with people who | | | | just esoteric or psychic-based. |
| discovered or were indentured into being psychic | | | | Research whom the most appropriate teacher is for |
| through trauma and angst. I am not saying that | | | | you: |
| because of this introduction to their skill base they | | | | 1.Ask the teacher about their life background. Who |
| are not capable teachers, but what I have noticed is | | | | and what were they before they became psychic? If |
| that these teachers tend to instruct from the | | | | they have always been psychic, ask how they |
| perspective that we are all fortunate to be able to | | | | learned to develop and harness their capacity and in |
| contact Spirit and that we must work from an | | | | what format they use it now. |
| almost subservient position to Spirit rather than a | | | | 2.Ask about the format of their teaching. Do they |
| cohesive and developmental one. The outcome from | | | | have a structured course that will be flexible in its |
| being taught with this view is that students are not | | | | application so that they allow everyone to psychically |
| taught that Spirit is as active in its commitment and | | | | develop within their own style and capabilities? |
| desire to work with us as we are with it. | | | | 3.Seek their application screening process. Does the |
| A teacher's level of capability and experience is an | | | | teacher have an open day to discuss the body of |
| obvious area to research before you embark on any | | | | work and explain what their and your expectations |
| psychic development. I believe that an extraordinarily | | | | are and who this process will and won't work for? |
| high number of teachers within the psychic | | | | 4.Ask the teacher to describe themselves in four |
| development arena are simply people who have | | | | words. Why? Because when you are answered you |
| discovered, or been led to learn, that they're psychic | | | | will instinctively know if this sits comfortably with you. |
| and therefore they want to show you how to do it. | | | | The way a person describes themselves is the |
| This enthusiasm and motivation is fine as a | | | | verbalizing of their value sets and beliefs - how they |
| generalization - but is a potentially limited and | | | | see themselves to be as people and why they do |
| dangerous view for teachers to share with students. | | | | what they do. |
| It is limited for you as a student if the knowledge | | | | If you are comfortable with the answers then move |
| passed down to you is surrounded by dogma and | | | | forward. If you are not then pay attention and keep |
| superstition. It's also dangerous because much of the | | | | researching other psychic development people, areas |
| indoctrinated dogma that gets taught in psychic | | | | or organizations. |
| development contains an imposed mysticism that | | | | Psychic development will always have its skeptics and |
| creates a fear of Spirit through awe, rather than a | | | | will always be criticized for the lack of tangibility it |
| realistic view of Spirit and the practical capabilities it | | | | delivers in terms of learning, just by the sheer nature |
| has. | | | | of what is taught. However, if you seek more |
| The capability and experience of a teacher is also | | | | learned people and more balanced styles of teaching |
| reflected in their teaching style. Those who have not | | | | and demand that you are treated professionally |
| had a lot of life experience (irrespective of age) and | | | | throughout the learning process, you will find that the |
| have not worked within other non-psychic fields (or | | | | profession will grow and mature along with its pupils. |
| used the psychic tool within them) tend to be very | | | | Ask the above questions, research the people you |
| limited in the realms in which they can accurately | | | | seek to teach you and be discretionary in your |
| psychically read. Teachers who have had a wealth of | | | | approach to teachers so that you find the most |
| psychic and non-psychic experience tend to teach | | | | professional, experienced and applicable model to |
| their students within a structured and cultured yet | | | | learn from for your Psychic Development. The |
| flexible model. | | | | outcome for you will be a rewarding, engaging and |
| The final thing for you to check is a teacher's | | | | stimulating relationship with Spirit that will surround |
| non-esoteric teachings and learnings. Many psychic | | | | you consciously throughout your lifetime. |